Before the Royal Navy phased the Wessex out of SAR service, work began to identify Sea King HAS.5 airframes which would not be needed for the HAS.6 conversion programme. These were stripped of the ASW equipment and fitted for SAR work, re-equipping 771 Squadron from October 1987
Sea King HU.5 News |
Royal Navy SAR Sea Kings Leave Culdrose
12-Apr-16 - Royal Navy last three SAR Sea King flew from RNAS Culdrose base to HMS Sultan in Gosport. 771 Naval Air Squadron was formally decommissioned at the end of March and their tasks assigned to civilians
Royal Navy Give SAR Sea King Final MOT
13-Feb-15 - Royal Navy Reservists from RNAS Culdrose have started the very last ever “Flying-MOT” scheduled maintenance of a Sea King Mk 5 before the aircraft is retired from service next year. Specifications Sea King HU.5 |
List of Operators of Sea King HU.5 |
| Years | Model | Org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969/18 | Sea King |  Fleet Air Arm | |
| 2017- | Sea King | Developing Assets (UK) Ltd |
Construction Numbers |
| C/N | Year | History | |
|---|---|---|---|
| wa 635 | 1969 | XV647 | |
| wa 636 | 1969 | XV648 | |
| wa 649 | 1970 | XV661 | |
| wa 654 | 1970 | XV666 | |
| wa 658 | 1970 | XV670 | |
| wa 661 | 1970 | XV673 | |
| wa 670 | 1971 | XV699 | |
| wa 676 | 1971 | XV705 | |
| wa 846 | 1976 | XZ578 | |
| wa 880 | 1979 |  ?,XZ920 | |
| wa 891 | 1980 | ZA130 | |
| wa 895 | 1981 | ZA134 | |
| wa 898 | 1981 | ZA137 | |
| wa 899 | 1982 | ?,ZA166 | |
| wa 900 | 1982 | ZA167 | |
| wa 902 | 1982 | ZA169 |
